Barnett Crossbows Penetrator 350 User Manual

Congratulations, you are the proud owner of one

of the nest production crossbows in the world!

Please follow all safety, assembly and troubleshooting

instructions contained in this manual. It is extremely important

to read and follow these instructions before attempting to use

your crossbow. Serious injuries to yourself or others, damage

to your crossbow or poor performance from your crossbow

could result from failure to thoroughly read and understand

these instructions. If any part of this manual is unclear to you,

please contact our service department at [phone]. After

assembling your crossbow, please keep this manual for future

reference.

As with any high performance equipment, meticulous care and

a regular maintenance schedule must be maintained.

Manual Contents

Specications 3
Parts Checklist 3
Safety Guidelines 4
Crossbow Breakdown 5
Parts List 5
Assembly 6-7
Crossbow Operation 8-11
Care and Maintenance 12
Troubleshooting 12-14
Warranty 14
Warranty Registration Back Cover

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Specications

Feet per Second 350
Power Stroke 12”
Draw Weight 175 lbs.
Physical Weight 8.6 lbs.
Width 24”
Length 37”
String Length 34”
Number of Strands 28
String Stock Number 16140
Cable Stock Number 16141

Parts List

Before assembling your crossbow, take a moment to organize

these parts to ensure you have everything you need.

If you are missing any of the below parts, please contact the

Barnett Sales Department at [phone].

1 Cable Slide
1 Hex Key
1 Nose Bolt
1 Lock Washer
1 Lubewax
1 Rope Cocking Device

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Safety Guidelines

The PENETRATOR is equipped with an automatic anti dry-re
safety, which engages every time the crossbow is cocked. The
safety must be released before each shot. This, as with any other
mechanical device, does not guarantee total safety, as no safety
device is a substitute for common sense and safe handling. The
crossbow trigger is only to be pulled when the safety is in “re”
position and NEVER when it is in the “safe” position or anywhere
between “safe” and “re.” Do not attempt to alter or modify the
safety or the trigger mechanism.

The following rules should be followed at all times:

EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED AT ALL TIMES WHEN
HANDLING A CROSSBOW. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

• Always inspect your crossbow and arrows before ring. Bent
or damaged arrows/nocks are not safe to re and should be
discarded or repaired.

• Always keep your ngers below the ight track and out of
the path of the string and cables when ring the crossbow.
The velocity of the string striking your ngers as the string
travels forward could cause severe personal injury.

• Never dry-re the crossbow (shoot without an arrow). Dry ring
will void the warranty and can result in damage to the string,
cables, and limbs, possibly causing personal injury.

• Never re the crossbow until you are sure of your target.

• Always use an adequate target and backstop when target
shooting.

• Always use suitable crossbow arrows, such as Barnett 20”
carbon arrows with half moon nocks. Arrows of improper
stiness or mass weight may damage the string, cables, and
limbs, voiding the warranty and possibly causing personal
injury. Too light of an arrow can cause a dry-re/misre.

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Crossbow Breakdown

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1

3

5

1. String

2. Cams

3. Cables

4. Limbs

5. Shoot Through Foot Stirrup

6. Arrow Retainer Spring

7. Cheek Piece

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2

4

(Shown with optional accessories not listed above. i.e. scope,

quiver and arrows.)

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Assembly Guide

Attaching Optional Quiver

IMPORTANT: Quiver must be installed

prior to attaching the bow assembly.

• Locate the picatinny rail on the underside of
the stock (in front of forearm).

• Slide the quick detach quiver bracket on the
rail. Line up the quick detach quiver bracket
with one of two optional quiver placement
holes. (See Figure 1) Attach with the screw
provided.

• Attach quiver by placing it on the quick detach bracket
with the plastic studs facing the mounting plate at a
slight angle and twist to secure.

Deep Groove Shallow Groove

Installing Cable Slide

When viewing the cable slide from the side, with
the concave surface facing up, notice that one of
the two cable notches is positioned deeper into
the cable slide than the other. See Figure 2.

IMPORTANT: Cable slide must be installed prior to
attaching the bow assembly.

End View of Cable Slide

Quiver Placement

holes

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

• Apply Barnett lubewax to the top of the cable
slide (the part that comes in contact with the un­derside of the ight track in the stock).

• Place the top cable into the deeper of the two
notches and the bottom cable into the more shal­low notch on the cable slide. This allows the cable
slide to maintain a relatively level position on top
of the two cables. See Figure 3.

*If you have any questions or need any assistance during
this step, please call us at [phone]

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Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Attaching Bow Assembly to Stock

• Place the cables (with cable slide installed. See Figure 4 on
previous page) under front edge of the ight track -- this should

cause the string to rest on top of the ight track. Push bow as­sembly until it seats securely over the nose plug. See Figure 5.

• Turn bow over and engage prod by seating the bow assembly
onto stock.

• Place lock washer on bolt, then insert bolt through bushing.

See Figure 6.

• Insert bolt through bow assembly into stock and tighten with
supplied hex key until the lock washer has compressed. (DO
NOT OVERTIGHTEN

Fig. 6

Fig. 5

Installing an Optional Scope or Red Dot Sight

• Position your scope by moving it forward or backward until
the proper eye relief is found. This is typically three to four
inches from your eye to the eyepiece when you are holding the
crossbow in a shooting position.

• Tighten the scope mounting side plates with caution.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to tighten windage/elevation caps and

scope mount rings before shooting your crossbow.

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Operation

Cocking your Crossbow

There are three dierent methods to cock your crossbow. By
hand (which is illustrated below),
by optional rope cocking
device (RCD) or crank cocking
device (CCD). Please refer to the
individual instructions included
with the optional accessories for
further instructions.

IMPORTANT: Before cocking
your crossbow, mark the serving
on each side of the ight track
at rest with a black marker. This
will assist in consistency when
cocking your bow. Unevenly
cocked crossbows will have erratic arrow ight.

Prior to cocking your crossbow, be sure to apply Barnett
lubewax to your string, cables and ight track.

NOTE: Proper footwear must be worn when operating your
crossbow. Barefeet, ip ops, house shoes, socks/stockings or open­toed shoes are not recommended.

Fig 7

• Place the shoot through foot stirrup on the ground with one
foot in the stirrup (using the ball of your foot to oset the draw
weight of the crossbow) and the stock end resting against your
thigh. See Figure 7.

• Place both hands on the string no more than ½” on each side
of the crossbow stock. With even pressure on each side, pull
the string back until it locks into the trigger mechanism with an
audible “click”. Be sure to apply downward pressure against the
ight track. Do not pull or lift the string away from the stock.

• Slowly release hand pressure on the string until you are sure it
is secure in the trigger mechanism. The crossbow is now cocked
with the safety on.

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Loading your Crossbow

• IMPORTANT : Barnett recommends only using arrows with half
moon nocks. See Figure 8.

• When loading arrows onto the ight rail, be sure that the
odd colored etch is placed in the ight groove and that the
concaved portion of the nock is parallel to the string.

• Slide the arrow under the arrow retainer spring and fully into
the trigger mechanism. Note: The arrow retainer spring should
only exert enough pressure to hold the arrow in place without
lifting the arrow from its position on the ight surface.

Firing your Crossbow

To re the arrow from your crossbow:

• Point the crossbow in a safe direction.

• Make sure the arrow retainer spring has maintained the arrows
fully loaded position into the trigger mechanism

• Push the safety forward to the o position. NOTE: The ANTI-DRY

FIRE Trigger mechanism will not allow the safety to release
without an arrow fully loaded into the trigger mechanism.

• The crossbow will now re when the trigger is pulled. The safety
MUST be disengaged in this manner prior to every shot.

BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR FINGERS BELOW THE STOCK FORE
END (FLIGHT TRACK) WHILE SHOOTING. Note photos below.

Half Moon Nock

Fig 8

CORRECT INCORRECT

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This will prevent your hands from being struck by the string
as it travels forward. The velocity of the string hitting your
ngers will cause severe injury.

Unloading your Crossbow

The safest way to un-cock your crossbow is to re an arrow into a
target or into the ground away from debris, loose rocks or other
people. Note: Take caution not to target any solid object as the
arrow may ricochet, potentially causing harm to you or others.

Sighting-In the Crossbow

Please refer to the instructions included with your scope
package.

Arrow Retainer Spring

When loaded, the arrow should lie at in the ight groove. The
arrow retainer spring should not be twisted to the side and
should only exert enough pressure to hold the arrow in place.
When the crossbow is pointed at the ground, the arrow should
remain in place and not slide forward. It should not lift the front
of the arrow o the ight groove, and the arrow should be
parallel with the ight groove.

• To adjust the over-molded style retainer spring, use a pair of
needle nose pliers and bend to increase/decrease pressure
on the arrow. USE CAUTION! (See Figure 9)

• To adjust the composite style retainer spring turn the set
screw clockwise to tighten pressure on the arrow and
counterclockwise to loosen pressure on the arrow. (See
Figure 10)

NOTE: The arrow retainer spring’s tension is set for Barnett arrow
height. Therefore, after-market arrows may require adjustments.

If you have any questions, please give our customer service

department a call, prior to adjusting.

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Fig. 9 Fig. 10

Arrow Selection and Proper Flight

Due to the unique design of your Barnett crossbow, it is
imperative that only the specied arrows are used. These arrows
are correctly spined and weighted to absorb the high energy
generated by the compound design. Lighter arrows simulate a
“dry-re” condition and will result in damage to the crossbow

VOIDING the warranty.

Understanding Arrow Weights and Speeds

The crossbow industry does not have set standards for
calculating advertised speeds. Manufacturers use various arrow
weights to depict their marketed speeds, anywhere from a
380 grain arrow to a 425 grain arrow. There are alot of dierent
factors to consider when choosing an arrow: speed, kinetic
energy, down range penetration, accuracy and potential wear
that the arrow weight puts on the bow.

With over 50 years of experience, Barnett has found that the best
performing arrows in all of these categories combined vary from
bow to bow. Included with your bow purchase is the arrow that
we feel is weighted for the best performance for your hunting
experience. The arrow speeds in the chart below are provided to
give you the power of your new Barnett bow in comparison to
the other bows on the market.

380 grain arrow 400 grain arrow 425 grain arrow

360 feet per second 353 feet per second 347 feet per second

A DRY-FIRE WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.

• Use Barnett 20” carbon arrows with straight etches and a half

moon nock.

• Mechanical broadheads that simulate the ight of a eld point

may be used where legal.

• The recommended xed blade broadheads can be any three

blade low prole broadhead with a cutting diameter no larger

than 1-3/16”.

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

Due to the power of the PENETRATOR and the inconsistent
properties of wooden shafts (which have a tendency to warp,
vary in spine stiness, density, and moisture absorption - all
of which could result in inaccuracy), Barnett Outdoors does
not recommend their use under any circumstances. Possible
injury could result from shaft breakage, etc. We accept no

responsibility or liability arising from the use of wood-shaft

arrows.

Care and Maintenance

Care of String

The owners kit contains a tube of Barnett lubewax that should be
applied to the center serving and ight track every 5 – 10 shots.

To extend the life of your cables it is important to apply Barnett
lubewax to all of the non-served area of the cables. Apply
Barnett lubewax every 30 - 50 shots to the non-served area of
the string, or when white fuzz begins to apear. If the crossbow
has been exposed to excessive moisture you may need to apply
the lubewax more often.

PRIOR TO EVERY SHOOTING SESSION, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT A COMPLETE CHECK OF STRING, CABLES, CAMS,
SCREWS AND ARROWS BE MADE.

• Always store your crossbow in a safe, dry place.

• Do not expose your crossbow to extreme heat, such as closed,

hot vehicles or near heat sources.

• Inspect string and cables for signs of wear. An authorized

service center or the factory should replace cables showing
wear immediately.

• Keep the ight track and the string serving waxed to reduce

friction.

• We do not recommend that the bow be left in the cocked

position for periods longer than four hours.

With reasonable care of your equipment and diligent practice, your
crossbow will remain an accurate, highly ecient hunting weapon.

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Troubleshooting

Arrow Flight

The greatest variable in accuracy are arrows, as they dier greatly
and have totally dierent ight characteristics.

Generally speaking, when practicing with eld points, target
arrows are more accurate than hunting arrows. Fixed blade
broadheads used in hunting tend to cause the arrow to “plane”
due to their large surface area. To help overcome this, we
suggest practicing well in advance of hunting season with the
type of arrows that will be used to achieve consistent groupings.
Consider the following when selecting arrows; heavier arrows
hold more energy for humane harvesting at reasonable ranges
(15-35 yards). Lighter arrows are much faster but hold less
energy.

• If the string has been changed, is it a Barnett string?

• Are the arrows straight and etches (vanes) in good condition?

• Does the arrow lie at on the ight groove? Is the arrow retainer

spring too tight or twisted? (refer to adjustment instructions on
page 10).

• Does the arrow slide smoothly and evenly into the trigger

mechanism?

• When cocking your crossbow, are you pulling equally on

each side of the string? After cocking the crossbow, make
sure the marks are shown evenly on each side of the trigger
mechanism. Remember to mark new strings on each side of
the ight track (as stated earlier).

• When cocking your crossbow, make a conscious eort to hold

the string on the ight track so to prevent it from lifting over
the arrow retainer spring.

• Is the odd colored etch placed down in the ight groove?

• Are the nocks damaged?

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String Fraying

• Are you using Barnett lubewax on the center string serving and

ight track every 5-10 shots and on the cables when needed?

• Keep the trigger mechanism and ight surface free of

obstruction.

• Check for burrs on the ight track.

• Limbs Weak or Losing Power

• Has the crossbow been dry red? (could cause limb to crack).

• Are you using Barnett string (the proper length)?

Warranty Information

The stock, trigger mechanism and limbs are covered under a ve
year limited warranty. Our liability extends to parts and labor.

Not covered are: strings, cables, arrows, transportation of
product to our Service Center; damage caused by abuse,
modication or failure to perform normal maintenance; or any
other expense, consequential damages, coincidental damages,
or incidental expenses including damage to property or person.
There are no other warranties expressed or implied. This
warranty gives you specic legal rights and you may also have
other rights that vary from state to state.

Warranty Registration Card must be mailed within 10 days of
purchase to validate the warranty.

TO OBTAIN SERVICE: You must call our service department at

[phone] for a Return Authorization number (RA#) prior to
sending the unit. Write the RA# on the outside of the package
along with the words “Service Return”. Attach a note to the
product containing your name, address, telephone number and
a description of the problem. Carefully package and return the
product, transportation charges pre-paid, to the factory.

Collect shipments will not be accepted.

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Notes

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AMERICAN CROSSBOW FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Annual Benets Include, but are not limited to:
Quarterly Issues of the Horizontal Bowhunter Magazine

As a member of the American Crossbow Federation, you will receive
quarterly issues of the Horizontal Bowhunter Magazine. This unique
and timely magazine keeps our membership up to date on the latest in­novations and developments in the crossbow industry. More importantly,
it gives our members an opportunity to share their personal experiences,
hunting stories, photos and letters to the editor. It is important to realize
and remember that the ACF and the HBM are dedicated to the promotion
and preservation of ALL forms of hunting with ALL weapons, especially
the crossbow.

Free Classied Ads in the HBM and Support for Your State Cross­bow Organization

Your membership includes free classied ads in the HBM. If you have
crossbow-related merchandise you would like to buy, sell, trade or hunts
to swap, the Classied Ads are free for ACF members. Plus $5 of your ACF
membership will be donated back to your aliated State organization in
your name. If there is no aliated state organization, the $5 will be used
to help bring the crossbow to states that do not have a crossbow season
and are struggling to get one.

Membership Card and Member’s ACF Bumper Sticker

Each member of the American Crossbow Federation will receive a mem­bership package containing your rst HBM, a membership card and an
ACF Bumper Sticker to proudly display on their vehicle.

Trophy Entries into the American Crossbow Federation Big Game
Register

As a member of the ACF, you are entitled to enter your trophy animals
taken with horizontal and vertical bows in the ocial big game record
book created for ALL archery hunters. The ACF Big Game Crossbow
Register is a history of animals taken by ACF members with ANY archery
equipment, including the crossbow from around the world. Qualied ani­mals that have been taken all the way back to 1975 may be entered into
the register. This compilation of crossbow hunting statistics covers ALL
big game species from ALL continents with ALL archery equipment.

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Rates:

U.S. Membership

$30.00-1 yr./$58.00-2 yr.

Lifetime Membership U.S.

$700.00

Lifetime Over 65 Membership U.S.

$450.00

Corporate Membership

$250.00

Canadian Membership (U.S Funds)

$35.00-1 yr./$68.00-2 yr.

Lifetime Canadian (U.S Funds)

$850.00

Overseas Membership (U.S Funds)

$40.00-1 yr./78.00-2yr.

Overseas Lifetime (U.S. Funds)

$1000.00

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(Remove the form below and return to receive your membership

benets)

**AMERICAN CROSSBOW FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP APPLI-

CATION**

NAME:________________________________________
TELEPHONE:____________________________________
ADDRESS:______________________________________

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Barnett Outdoors, LLC

Mail your membership application to:

American Crossbow Federation

POB 251, 20 NE 9th Ave

Glenwood, MN 56334

Or call our main desk at 320-634-3660 to use a credit card

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955 Live Oak St.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]

Cut out and mail immediately to:

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WARRANTY CARD

Name______________________________ Age______
Address______________________________________
City____________________ State______ Zip_______
Email:_______________________________________
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